THE LAKE CITY COMMONS: A CATALYTIC APPROACH FOR GENERATING URBAN COHERENCE By Katy Haima, 2014, 99 pgs. Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Ron Kasprisin This thesis explores the role of urban design in generating coherence ...

As a hot topic in the field of urban planning, whether growth control is an effective planning tool overall and its potential impacts on land value have been discussed by a lot of literature, yet many of the studies reached ...

Portland, Oregon has attracted continuing attention for its achievements in planning, urban design, and growth management, and for its participatory approach to this work. They have stopped freeways, rebuilt their downtown, ...

With respect to the current unprecedented Chinese industrialization and urbanization in human history, this dissertation studies three themes: rural migrants, governance, and manufacturing towns. It identifies the few ...

The Lower Duwamish River (LDR) estuary is an 11-mile stretch of river that contains the core of industrial activity in the Seattle area. As the city's only river, the LDR also provides important habitat for many of the ...

The high concentration of poverty in the U.S. has been a significant problem since the turn of the twentieth century. A high concentration of people in urban areas without decent social, economic, and political means to ...

Due to its position in the public realm, low public-investment costs and popularity among residents, mobile food vending presents a potentially effective means of improving streetscapes and amenities within a neighborhood. ...

Sustainability-related reporting by companies and organizations has been developed with the growth of the notion of sustainability since the 1970s. More recently, Triple Bottom Line (TBL) reporting, one form of ...

Walking and environmental correlates have been increasingly investigated in the field of public health and transportation. Recent development in real-time activity and location tracking technology provides a unique opportunity ...

A tangle of health, quality-of-life, environmental, and economic concerns has prompted Seattle and other major US cities to pursue strategies that encourage more trips by foot, bike, and transit. Yet increasing bicycling ...

In November of 2012 the citizens of Washington State voted to legalize the cultivation, processing, sale, and use of recreational marijuana. As legalization unfolds, the experiences of local governments will inform the ...

This thesis assesses the implementation of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF), which expands broadband Internet service to high-need communities in rural California. I examine 25 successful projects funded by the ...

University of Washington Abstract Planning for Resilience: A Proposed Landscape Evaluation for Redevelopment Planning In the <italic>Linpan</italic> Landscape Jennifer Laura Tippins Chair of the Supervisory Committee: ...

This thesis explores the policies, community relations, and locational process of self-organized homeless camps, in particular Camp Unity Eastside during their stay in Kirkland. The first chapter covers the importance of ...

In the face of accelerating urbanization and rising incidence of chronic illness, nature in the urban setting is a vital contributor to quality of life. This project highlights the proven, positive effects of experiences ...

In the face of accelerating urbanization and rising incidence of chronic illness, nature in the urban setting is a vital contributor to quality of life. This project highlights the proven, positive effects of experiences ...

American Indian tribes possess sovereign powers of self-government over their internal affairs and over their self-reserved territories in order to support their continued existence. Despite federal efforts that sought to ...

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, collocated with Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton, is the City of Bremerton's largest employer. Several complex factors over the course of the 120 years since the founding of the base have reduced ...